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Lincoln High

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Lincoln High ranks 386 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 28% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Lincoln High is a public high school in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, serving grades 9–12 with 1,385 students, making it the largest school in its nearby comparison group. It is part of the Manitowoc School District, which ranks 385th of 432 districts statewide (11th percentile, 1 star). At the school level, Lincoln High's 2025–26 rank is 386th of 533 high schools, placing it in the 28th percentile with a 1-star rating — an improvement from the 14th percentile in 2024–25, though still below the state average.

Compared with nearby schools such as Howards Grove High, Two Rivers High, Valders High, Mishicot High, and Reedsville Junior/Senior High School, Lincoln serves the highest-need population, with 43.39% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. Its 88.6% graduation rate is below the state's 92.0% and every nearby school (95.4%–98.1%). Its dropout rate of 2.4% is more than double the state's 1.1%, and its chronic absenteeism of 25.2% — about 1 in 4 students — tops the state's 17.3% and every nearby school. Lincoln also has the highest student-teacher ratio at 14.4, while its $15,800 per-student spending is mid-pack.

Test scores trail the state in all four subjects: social studies (35.74 vs. 48.25), English language arts (37.11 vs. 48.47), mathematics (28.67 vs. 42.93), and science (34.86 vs. 43.20). Among nearby schools, Howards Grove and Valders generally score higher. Encouraging signs include strong subgroup results for English Language Learner students (63rd percentile, 3 stars) and Hispanic students (44th percentile, 2 stars), plus a sharp drop in chronic absenteeism from its 2020–21 peak of 53.7%.

1,385

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,800

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1433 S 8th St
Manitowoc, WI 54220-5799

(920) 663-9600

District: Manitowoc School District

Feeder schools for Lincoln High:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Jackson Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Madison Elementary
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	Monroe Elementary
	Riverview Elementary
Middle:	Washington Middle
	Wilson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Asian:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2025 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Wisconsin avg46%

386^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

385^th of 432Manitowoc School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	386 of 533	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	369 of 431	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	336 of 431	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	347 of 415	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	294 of 391	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	232 of 390	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	281 of 400	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	292 of 410	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.7	251 of 410	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	250 of 408	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.1	255 of 466	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	290 of 462	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	353 of 457	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.5	276 of 452	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.5	168 of 445	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	203 of 450	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.5	153 of 438	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	194 of 437	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.0	176 of 281	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.9	181 of 292	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.3	98 of 287	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.0	115 of 275	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	50 of 71	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.9	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	48 of 51	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	43 of 115	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	328 of 461	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	323 of 353	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	225 of 343	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	185 of 332	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	264 of 343	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	263 of 355	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	105 of 187	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.2	116 of 126	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	89 of 119	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	77 of 86	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	329 of 446	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	289 of 335	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	282 of 326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	252 of 271	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	239 of 250	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	178 of 226	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	210 of 251	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	197 of 255	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	357 of 462	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	332 of 380	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	246 of 365	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	303 of 359	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	300 of 347	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	243 of 334	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	237 of 354	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	276 of 373	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	68 of 102	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.3	71 of 71	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	240 of 333	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	93 of 93	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	84 of 95	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	287 of 344	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	246 of 285	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	231 of 300	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	212 of 271	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	170 of 269	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	128 of 266	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	191 of 266	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	153 of 261	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

Social Studies36%-13 vs state

Science35%-8 vs state

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

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by a student
Monday, March 7, 2022

Horrible staff and teachers. Constant problems happening with what seems to be no solution. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 7, 2015

The academic system is set up backwards. You get notified when your child is missing an assignment. Then when you see this and have your child do the homework, some of the teacher's only give 1/2 credit. This system is great for really smart, and proficient students! But for student's that are not as smart, or proficient as other students this system put's them at a real disadvantage. As a parent I have been struggling all year to try and keep my child current with his homework.
Hey teacher's some of us parent's with lazy children do care! My child like other children lie and tell you they have all their homework done. I have a real simple solution for next year. Set up another page on campus portal that list's the home work requirements for each class for each week in each quarter. This way It would be possible for a good parent to be on top of their child's Homework. So when my child wants to go on line,phone, or play a video game I can check my printed homework sheet's and say sure as soon as you get these assignment's completed. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	1433 S 8th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9600	1,385	96	14.4	43.4%	864 (62.4%)	57 (4.1%)	238 (17.2%)	122 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.7%)	33	386^th of 533 public high schools	27.6%		21.9	369^th of 431 public high schools	14.4%	17	37.1	28.7	34.9						35.7		$15,800	$507	$15,293
Two Rivers High	Public	9-12	4519 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 793-2291	471	37	12.6	33.1%	381 (80.9%)	10 (2.1%)	40 (8.5%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	39.8	348^th of 533 public high schools	34.7%		42.3	275^th of 431 public high schools	36.2%	73	41.7	37.5	32.3						39.4		$14,869	$670	$14,199
Mishicot High	Public	9-12	660 Washington St	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 755-3281	274	21	13.2	24.1%	251 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	38.1	360^th of 533 public high schools	32.5%		66.3	126^th of 431 public high schools	70.8%	234	47.4	36.8	31.6						32.4		$15,171	$191	$14,980
Valders High	Public	9-12	201 W Wilson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 775-9530	291	25	11.6	23.0%	258 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	56.1	247^th of 533 public high schools	53.7%		52.3	207^th of 431 public high schools	52.0%	40	44.8	50.0	37.9						50.0		$17,099	$00	$17,099
Reedsville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	340 Manitowoc St	Reedsville	54230	Manitowoc County	Reedsville School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 754-4341	256	22	11.4	21.1%	214 (83.6%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	31.2	398^th of 533 public high schools	25.3%		42.9	269^th of 431 public high schools	37.6%	129	31.8	27.3	34.1	61.3	57.5	58.1	50.0	57.5	39.5	40.0	$16,205	$436	$15,769
Howards Grove High	Public	9-12	401 Audubon Rd	Howards Grove	53083	Sheboygan County	Howards Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 565-4450	282	22	12.7	11.7%	258 (91.5%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	77.5	84^th of 533 public high schools	84.2%		55.9	191^st of 431 public high schools	55.7%	107	75.0	57.1	51.8						53.3		$14,804	$125	$14,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High

Is Lincoln High a good school?

Lincoln High ranks 386^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Lincoln High?

Lincoln High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Jackson Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Monroe Elementary
Elementary : Riverview Elementary
Middle : Washington Middle
Middle : Wilson Middle

What district is Lincoln High in?

Manitowoc School District

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High?

Students at Lincoln High are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Lincoln High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,385 students attended Lincoln High.

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